San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-05-19
KYLE.

We went to Kyle ION purpose" on Mon
day. We had not stopped off there before
for several years. This will illustrate the
closeness with which we attend to our duties
at our Office.
We found our sister village quiet, but
smiling and hopeful since the rains. Crops
by the way looked quite promising,
We met our friends, Col. Hay, Mr.. Whise.
nant, Squire Vaughn, Col. Sledge, MIR.
Glascock, and various other acquaintance.
We called on Mr.. Eli Baker, good man
and appreciative friend of the FREE PRESS.
We regretted to learn of the continued ILL
health of his wife.
Among the improvements since our last
visit, we noticed the new Methodist church,
and the large rock building of Denny Bros,
and Whisenant, now in progress.
The most interesting point we found was
the presence of a car on side track which
had brought Col. Huntington, of railroad
fame, to see his relatives on the Blanco.
MIR. Warrington, his brother-in-law, it was
stated, had brought in conveyance for
| him.
P. s. The visitor proved to be not Mr..
Huntington but his mother-in-law.
The closing exercises of Kyle Seminary
will come off on tomorrow (Friday).
We stopped at the Kentucky Hotel. con-
Quoted by Mrs. johnson, wide awake and
capable lady. Her house will compare
| favorably with some more pretentious ones.
We met there Miss Summe, a lady hereto
fore mentioned in our local columns. She
has been spending some months at Kyle for
the benefit of her health Having some
leisure, and being thoughtful, educated
lady, she has prepared a lecture on the en-
crossing topic, Labor and Capital, the great
er part of which we heard read, and found
to be a well-considered and merltorious pro-
duction. She would respond to any calls
to deliver the lecture before branches of
the Farmers Alliance or the general public,
at a compensation suited to the hard times.
We doubt not her hearers would be pleased
and edited. She may be addressed for
some time yet at Kyle.
Returning to the hotel In the evening
for supper. who should we find there but
Elder Blanks. the preacher, whose fine de-
livery of q sermon in San Marcos we no
ticed in our last. But ont OF the pulpit he
appeared considerably diferent-lively aud
rOlllcklnR- Ihct Oue VI Tue OOgb- uo
Iandlady expressed her establishment whom
we spoke to him about preaching, protest
ed she would never have suspected him of
being preacher, and they exchanged some
lively repartees on the subject He stated
that incidentally on his preaching tours he
was engaged in writing up life insurance
policies, and made il pay well. After sup
per, the company having adjourned TO the
front room which is a grocery store. the
landlady asked the elder how much he
weighed. and insisted on his testing the
matter on the platforn scales. He said be
knew bis weight TO be 100. but she insist
ing. the test was made and Il was found 30
be Ie5. (He was en- route home from Lock
hart. where Il il presumed they feed vel
The lady thea challenged him 10 CUES
her weight He sid be could not guess q
uoman's weight particularly IN Mother
Hubbzrd. but finally veniured 10 goess 80
he iaugh vas On the elder ghsn she took
hsr place O. the scales and eksd The beam
a 20, He sad be uAs mors tbAn ever
coarinosi TIA; women rsrs deceptive crea-
turss and that Z uas ia safs 70 judge then
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